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This is a reference to CS2FLOW, CS2FOV, and CS2AC. Made by a single modder on Reddit for use on Counter-Strike 2 community servers.

The United Indian Nations was a military and political alliance of multiple tribes between 1783 and 1795. It included tribes from the Dakota Sioux in the west, to the Potawatomi, Odawa, and Ojibwe in the north, to the Lenape, Mingo, and Haudenasonee in the east, to the Chickamauga Cherokee and Upper Creek in the south. And was primarily coordinated by the Miami facing further genocidal invasion by Anglo-American settlers and the US government, with all tribes suffering massacres and violations of Treaties.

One of the things that makes it unique compared to other similarly sized nations in North America is the structure of consensus democracy and voluntary personal participation in wars and battles. The US still hasn't even gotten close to this level of personal freedom, even making opposition of the draft classified as speech not covered by the First Amendment.

It was so free, that countless slaves chose to escape to the Native American nations for protection and freedom, receiving full rights as citizens. And even Europeans like Texan independence hero Sam Houston chose to live with the Cherokee, instead of living in the US. Considering the culture of morality to be preferable to Anglo-American culture.

The US had opposed the freedom of anyone who wasn't a land owning, old, "White", man, as no one else had meaningful freedoms in the US government. With even "Paupers" and "Vagabonds" being excluded from interstate travel in the Articles of Confederation, and "Free Negro Laws" enslaving any free non-White person in some states simply for existence. Women had a prominent role in most Native Nations, commonly under a Matriarchal, Matrilineal, and/or Matrilocal system, where even war declarations cloud be vetoed by the Clan Mothers in many nations.

Source: Northwestern Confederacy - Wikipedia.

See also:

NPS - Native Americans and the underground railroad,

Sam Houston and Native American Relations - Wikipedia,

Black Codes - Wikipedia.

I was having a really rough time with this latest Season. I was really excited for Season 11, since Embark has been hyping it up so much with the reworks and everything... But man, trying to enjoy this game and all the new patch changes and bugs the last few weeks has really taken a toll on my mental health. It's like playing has given me some kind of depressive episode.

I've called out from work for the past week. I've stopped playing because I can't even get out of bed anymore. I keep seeing Winch+Shak/KS Heavies every time I close my eyes. And I keep hearing my Cashout being stolen in my head, all as teammates that aren't even there are berating me for it...

It's really messed with my head. And it's started to make my wife really concerned for me. She said she was really worried about me, and that I should see someone for what I'm going through.

So I got a recommendation for a therapist and booked an appointment. I described everything I was feeling and I tried to explore if anything else in my life may have been causing this.

Eventually, with the help of my therapist, I was able to unpack what the real issue was. Apparently, I'm in an abusive relationship with THE FINALS and Embark...

Here were the signs they said:

* Does it come out of nowhere? When everything else is seemingly fine in the relationship.

* Are they tearing you down when you’re visibly happy?

* Are they putting down your interests?

* Do they avoid talking about their harmful actions after the fact?

* Between incidents, does everything feel like it goes back to normal?

* Are they defining things differently from how you see them? Like gaslighting.

* Do you feel isolated from friends and family?

* Are they using verbally abusive language toward you?

* Are the insults starting to feel familiar?

* Are verbal outbursts or insults beginning to happen in public and not just behind closed doors?

I guess solo queueing with voice chat on all these years has finally gotten to me. And I didn't even notice until it was too late... I mean, I'm not saying I'm the best player ever, but I don't think I should be harassed every time just for using a non-META Loadout in Ranked. I mean, like my therapist said, it isn't my fault Embark nerfs every gadget, and specialization that I find fun... It's not my fault I love the MGL, Spear, Dagger, R.357, Dual Blades, Riot Shield, and Sniper either!

I can't believe that after buying every Premium and Ultimate Battle Pass, that things would get this bad. I really wouldn't have expected to need to take a break from a game I love so much...

Take care of yourselves out there guys!

Here's the therapist my wife's boyfriend recommended to me.